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Huashan Hospital, Fudan University

复旦大学附属华山医院

Jing'an District, Shanghai

1907

Founded

3,100+

Beds

14,000+

Annual Surgeries

~6 million

Annual Outpatient Visits

~200,000

Annual Inpatient Admissions

Grade III Class ANational Medical Center (Neurological Diseases) — ShanghaiNational Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases (Member)
Huashan Hospital, Fudan University building

About the Hospital

Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, founded in 1907 as the Chinese Red Cross General Hospital, is one of China's oldest and most distinguished teaching hospitals, operating four campuses in Shanghai with over 3,100 approved beds and 42 clinical departments.

It is designated a National Medical Center for Neurological Diseases and a National Center for Infectious Diseases, and holds 18 National Key Clinical Specialties and 7 National Key Academic Disciplines.

The neurosurgery department performs over 14,000 operations annually and has ranked #1 in the National Rankings for neurosurgery for 13 consecutive years, while the neurology department consistently holds the #1 national ranking as well. Huashan's International Medical Center was the first hospital in mainland China to achieve JCI accreditation, and has treated more than 600,000 international patients from over 100 countries; the hospital is also home to China's largest hand surgery and microsurgery program, which trains the majority of hand surgeons practicing nationally.

Highlight Specialties

Neurology

National Ranking #1 (2023)

Neurosurgery

National Ranking #2 (2023)

Infectious Disease

National Clinical Key Specialty

Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation

National Key Discipline

Geriatric Neurology

Provincial/Municipal Clinical Key Specialty

Notable Achievements

  • #1 in neurology nationally — leads China in stroke, dementia, epilepsy, and neuromuscular disease management.
  • Home to China's largest hand surgery and microsurgery program; trains the majority of hand surgeons practicing nationwide.
  • First in China to establish a systematic multidisciplinary neuro-oncology team; pioneered awake craniotomy for eloquent-area brain tumors.
  • Holds 10 national key disciplines and 20 national clinical key specialties, one of the most highly designated general hospitals in Shanghai.

Featured Technology & Equipment

3.0T Intraoperative MRI (iMRI) with Neuronavigation

3.0T Intraoperative MRI (iMRI) with Neuronavigation

3.0T Intraoperative MRI (iMRI) with Neuronavigation

Real-time high-field MRI imaging during brain tumor surgery allows immediate detection of residual tumor, enabling surgeons to achieve near-total resection of gliomas and pituitary adenomas while preserving critical brain tissue.

Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion/ICON

Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion/ICON

Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion/ICON

Treats brain tumors, vestibular schwannomas, trigeminal neuralgia, and cranial AVMs with sub-millimeter stereotactic radiosurgery, sparing patients from open craniotomy in a single outpatient session.

Awake Craniotomy with Direct Cortical Stimulation (DCS)

Awake Craniotomy with Direct Cortical Stimulation (DCS)

Awake Craniotomy with Direct Cortical Stimulation (DCS)

Patients remain conscious during brain tumor removal while surgeons use electrical stimulation to map and avoid eloquent motor and language areas in real time, maximizing safe tumor removal in areas where awake mapping is otherwise unavailable.

Plan Your Visit

Nearby Hotels

Swissotel Grand Shanghai

★★★★★
1.3 km

$130–$220/night

The Portman Ritz-Carlton Shanghai

★★★★★
2 km

$220–$360/night

The Puli Hotel and Spa

★★★★★
1.4 km

$260–$420/night

Jing An Shangri-La Shanghai

★★★★★
2.3 km

$240–$390/night

Halal Dining

Qingzhen Hongchangxing

Shanghai halal hotpot2.7 km

1001 Nights Middle Eastern Restaurant

Middle Eastern halal-friendly2.4 km

Eli Falafel

Levantine halal-friendly2 km

Yershari Xinjiang Cuisine

Xinjiang halal2.2 km

Nearby Mosques

Huxi Mosque

4.6 km from hospital

Transport

12 Wulumuqi Middle Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai 200040, China

Nearest Metro: Changshu Road Station (Lines 1 and 7) / Jingan Temple Station (Lines 2 and 7)

Huashan sits in one of Shanghai's best-served central districts, so accommodation choices are broad but room rates can be high. Muslim families usually combine halal restaurants in Jing'an and Huangpu with delivery apps for convenience.

International Patient Services

Languages: Chinese, English

Phone: +86-21-5288-9999

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